The Horrors On New Gorillaz Album

09/02/09 2:56pm

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Damon Albarn has enlisted The Horrors to appear on the next Gorillaz album, which will be released next year.

Albarn apparently contacted the Southend-On-Sea, England band after he heard Primary Colours, their recently released sophomore album, and asked to work with them through email.

"He got a copy of it really early, contacted us completely out of the blue and told us how much he liked it," Horrors bassist Rhys Webb told BBC News.

"It was a kind of strange email saying, 'Would you guys be able to come down to my studio at some point?'

"We had no idea really what it was about but thought that it would be great to go down there, have a chat, it would be nice to meet him.

"We went down to the studio and he said, 'We're working on the new album and we've not collaborated with a guitar band before and your album is one of the most exciting things I've heard in a long time. Would you be up for working on a track?'"

The Horrors said yes, and then asked Albarn if they would mix their new single, "Whole New Way," because they were unhappy with the original mix.

Webb said meeting Albarn was extra special for him because Blur were the first band he saw in concert. He told BBC News he was also pleased to discover many of the Gorillaz songs Albarn was working on were similar to The Horrors' material.

The Horrors will play these dates:

Sept. 6 London, England @ Offset Festival
Sept. 11 Downend, England @ Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park (Bestival)
Sept. 12 Dorset, England @ Larmer Tree Gardens (End Of The Road Festival)
Sept. 15 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club & Lounge
Sept. 16 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
Sept. 17 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Sept. 18 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
Sept. 19 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Sept. 21 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
Sept. 22 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
Sept. 24 Houston, TX @ Walter's On Washington
Sept. 25 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
Sept. 26 Austin, TX @ Emo's
Sept. 28 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
Sept. 29 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
Sept. 30 Costa Mesa, CA @ The Detroit Bar
Oct. 1 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
Oct. 2 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
Oct. 3 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Oct. 5 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Oct. 6 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
Oct. 7 Vancouver, BC @ The Venue
Oct. 10 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
Oct. 11 Chicago, IL @ Double Door
Oct. 12 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Oct. 14 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace
Oct. 15 Montreal, QC @ Le Petit Campus
Oct. 16 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg
Oct. 18 Guadalajara, Mexico @ Teatro Estudio Cavaret
Oct. 19 Mexico City, Mexico @ Jose Cuervo Salon
Oct. 31 Brussels, Belgium @ Le Botanique
Nov. 1 Ghent, Belgium @ Minnemeers
Nov. 2 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
Nov. 3 Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Doornroosje
Nov. 4 Utrecht, Nethelands @ Tivoli
Nov. 6 Cologne, Germany @ Underground
Nov. 7 Hamburg, Germany @ Ubel Und Gefahrlich
Nov. 8 Aarhus, Denmark @ Voxhall
Nov. 9 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
Nov. 10 Berlin, Germany @ Lido
Nov. 12 Munich, Germany @ 59 To 1
Nov. 13 Vienna, Austria @ Szene
Nov. 15 Lausanne, Switzerland @ Le Romandie
Nov. 16 Zurich, Switzerland @ Abart
Nov. 18 Rome, Italy @ Circolo Degli Artisti
Nov. 19 Florence, Italy @ Flog
Nov. 20 Ravenna, Italy @ Bronson
Nov. 21 Turin, Italy @ Spazio 211
Nov. 23 Toulouse, France @ Le Phare
Nov. 24 Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
Nov. 25 Madrid, Spain @ Joy Eslava
Nov. 27 Bordeaux, France @ Theatre Barbey
Nov. 28 Nantes, France @ Olympic Theatre
Nov. 30 Paris, France @ Le Trabendo
Dec. 3 Nottingham, England @ Rescue Rooms
Dec. 4 Oxford, England @ Oxford Academy 2
Dec. 5 Minehead, England @ Butlins Holiday Centre (All Tomorrow's Parties)
Dec. 6 Bristol, England @ Bristol Academy 2
Dec. 8 Birmingham, England @ LG Arena w/ Placebo
Dec. 9 London, England @ O2 Arena w/ Placebo
Dec. 11 Bridlington, England @ Bridlington Spa w/ Placebo
Dec. 12 Manchester, England @ Manchester Central w/ Placebo
Dec. 13 Liverpool, England @ Liverpool Academy 2
Dec. 14 Glasgow, Scotland @ Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre w/ Placebo
Dec. 16 Sheffield, England @ Sheffield Academy 2
Dec. 17 Portsmouth, England @ Wedgewood Rooms
Dec. 18 Brighton, England @ Concorde 2
Dec. 20 London, England @ The Forum